Google Doodle celebrates World Earth Day 2014 in Interactive Style

Today is World Earth Day and Google has put up a unique doodle to mark this day. The Homepage of Google worldwide shows an animated doodle with various layers each corresponding to unique animal, wishing users a happy earth day.

At the bottom there is a message, “There’s no place like #MyBeautifulEarth. Share your photos for Earth Day”. The Doodle also has the option to share on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.

Google doodle for World earth day 2014

Google doodle for World earth day 2014


Various animals in the doodle are:

Rufous Hummingbird

The Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) is a small hummingbird, about 8 cm long (3 inches) with a long, straight and very slender bill. The female is slightly larger than the male. They are migratory, many of them migrating through the Rocky Mountains and nearby lowlands in July and August to take advantage of the wildflower season there.

Veiled Chameleon

The veiled chameleon, Chamaeleo calyptratus, is a large species of chameleon found in the mountain regions of Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. It is also sometimes referred to as the Yemen chameleon.

Moon Jellyfish

Moon Jellyfish also known as Aurelia aurita is translucent, usually about 25–40 cm (10–16 in) in diameter, and can be recognized by its four horseshoe-shaped gonads, easily seen through the top of the bell. It is capable of only limited motion, and drifts with the current, even when swimming.

Japanese Macaque

The Japanese macaque is a terrestrial Old World monkey species native to Japan. It is also sometimes known as the snow monkey because it lives in areas where snow covers the ground for months each year — no primate, with the exception of humans, is more northern-living, nor lives in a colder climate.

Puffer Fish

Pufferfish are generally believed to be the second-most poisonous vertebrates in the world, after the golden poison frog. Certain internal organs, such as liver, and sometimes the skin, contain tetrodotoxin and are highly toxic to most animals when eaten; nevertheless, the meat of some species is considered a delicacy in Japan , Korea , and China when prepared by specifically trained chefs who know which part is safe to eat and in what quantity.

Dung Beetle

Dung beetles are beetles that feed partly or exclusively on feces. Many dung beetles, known as rollers, roll dung into round balls, which are used as a food source or brooding chambers. Other dung beetles, known as tunnelers, bury the dung wherever they find it. A third group, the dwellers, neither roll nor burrow: they simply live in manure. They are often attracted by the dung burrowing owls collect.